They don't biodegrade very fast and they may end up in the ocean and trap a marine animal.
The government should ban plastic bags because it is harmful for the environment. Eg. Because plastic bags are sometimes left on the ground they can get caught up in the ocean and kill fish and other...
The bags don't decompose in the garbage.
so that then we can recdycle it
Ban the use of plastic bags
Ban the use of plastic bags
San Fransisco
the way plastic bags are so commonly used in every shops and grocery stories , it can be easily concluded that thereis no ban on plastics in delhi.
Minnesota recently enacted a law which takes effect on January 1, 2010 banning the use of plastic bags for yard trimmings. Compostable bags are permitted. This law does not affect other types of plastic bags, such as those used at grocery stores.
Yes, but if you ban the paper bags then only the plastic bags will be used and they will fill up the land fills. At least paper is biodegradable.
South Australia has had a ban on the use of lightweight checkout-style plastic bags since October 2008. Tasmania is likely to also ban the use of such plastic bags in the near future, with the Tasmanian Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage planning to take a proposal to Cabinet to implement a ban, as of November 2010.
Plastic bags are made from oil, which is a non-renewable resourceMany plastic bags end up in the oceans, where they threaten the lives of marine animals. Turtles and fish swallow the floating bags, mistaking them for jellyfish.Plastic shopping bags are designed to be used once, and then discarded. This is unsustainable.
The government should ban plastic bags because it is harmful for the environment. Eg. Because plastic bags are sometimes left on the ground they can get caught up in the ocean and kill fish and other sea creatureshere r some reasons:Plastic bags are made from polythene, a plastic made from oil, so even just reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency. China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year because of their ban of free plastic bags.If you remember to bring your green or calico bag, you can save a minimum of 7 bags a week. That's 24 bags a month. 288 bags a year. 22 176 bags in an average of your lifetime.If just 1 out of 5 people did this in our country, we would save about 1.5 billion bags over our lifetime.A big problem with plastic bags is that they aren't easily biodegradable. However, over a long period of time, the plastic does break down into smaller, more toxic particles, which eventually contaminates soils and waterways. And as a consequence, the particles can enter the food chain and kill up to 200 different species a year.